Audit

4 Critical Aspects to eDiscovery Readiness

Increasingly, IT has partial—if not full responsibility—for the collection and preservation of data for eDiscovery purposes. So, with the eDiscovery ball in your court, how can you make your organization’s eDiscovery preparedness efforts a success?

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 3

The challenges of managing social media data to meet compliance and legal requirements can be daunting, especially as many companies are still struggling to understand how to incorporate these emerging requirements. And even after you understand your business requirements,...

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 2

Recently I started a discussion about the challenges companies are facing in managing social media data to meet compliance and legal requirements. As companies grapple with these challenges, some elements of the solution are beginning to emerge. Foremost among...

Social Media, Compliance and the Law: Part 1

One area of data management that we’ve seen our clients challenged by, especially over the past year or so, is the need to manage the volumes of data produced by social media. But how can they stay compliant without...

The Tablet Takeoff: How to Protect Your Data

Increasingly, users are looking for business reasons to move the tablet from the family room to the board room, to make it less of a toy and more of a tool. This trend is driving a growing demand to...

Are You Ready for the New HIPAA Audits?

For years, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) only did HIPAA audits when a complaint arose. Last week, HHS announced that it has appointed KPMG as the official HIPAA privacy and security auditor and they are going...

The Top 5 Blog Posts from June

We look back at the most popular blog posts from June just in case you missed any.

6 Ways to Make Your Next IT Audit a Success

An IT audit is not something many of us look forward to. However, if you go into it prepared, it can be a great opportunity to see your practices and procedures through fresh eyes.

5 Ways to Build a Better Retention Policy

There is no doubt that developing a retention policy that works for your business is a complex endeavor. Here are 5 tips to help get you started.

4 Reasons You Need a Retention Policy

Creating and implementing a good data retention policy is not as straightforward as it seems. But the answer to the question of whether or not you need one is clear. Here are 4 reasons you need a retention policy.